PSYC 355 LAB PROJECT PHASE 2: RAW DATA SCORING INSTRUCTIONS How to Create SPSS Data File Open a new data file in SPSS. You will create a file containing 1 variable for each item (question) on the survey (for a total of 10). You will score each individual survey and enter the values into the appropriate column of the SPSS data file for later analysis. How to Score Survey and Enter Results into Data File All questions on the survey except the last one are written as Likert-type items, with choices ranging from \"Strongly agree\" to \"Strongly disagree.\" In order to enter these into the data file for analysis, each of the answer choices will be given a corresponding score ranging from 1 to 5. NOTE: It is important to pay attention to the following directions, as some of the items will be reverse-scored (see below). 1. Gather your completed surveys. It will be necessary to enter data from each individual survey into SPSS. If you have used the online method, you must follow these steps to access each individual survey: a) Sign into your account and go to \"My Surveys.\" Your survey title will appear with 3 icons to the right: Design, Collect, and Analyze. Click on the pie graph under \"Analyze.\" This will take you to a Response Summary page. b) On the menu bar to the left, click on \"Browse Responses.\" This allows you to view each individual survey, which is necessary in order to enter and analyze data in SPSS. Within \"Browse Responses,\" you can move from one individual survey to the next by clicking on the \"Next\" and \"Prev\" arrow buttons at the top. 2. All items on the survey will be scored from 1 to 5 except for item 10. You will enter the scores for each survey in rows (survey 1 in row 1, survey 2 in row 2, etc.). If you have 10 surveys, you will have 10 cases (rows), if you have 25 surveys, 25 cases (rows), etc. a) Scores for items 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 9 are as follows: Strongly agree = 5 Agree = 4 Neither agree nor disagree = 3 Disagree = 2 Strongly disagree = 1 b) Scores for items 4 and 6 are reversed. This is because, in opposition to the other items, these items indicate a fundamentally different worldview than the Christian worldview, so the scoring must be reversed; this allows higher scores on all items to reflect an understanding of Christian doctrine, while lower scores indicate misunderstanding or disagreement. This is a method commonly used in survey research. Page 1 of 6 PSYC 355 c) Scores for items 4 and 6 are as follows: Strongly agree = 1 Agree = 2 Neither agree nor disagree = 3 Disagree = 4 Strongly disagree = 5 d) For item 10, you will simply enter the exact number that the respondent filled in on the survey (for example, 10 or 63, etc.) under the appropriate variable in the SPSS data file. 3. Remember that the original research question is about the relationship between church attendance and understanding of Christian doctrine. We have one variable that represents church attendance (item 10), but we do not have one sole variable to compare it toa total score that represents doctrinal understanding. To create this total score variable: After you have entered all of your survey data, create a new variable called Tot_Und (which is shorthand for \"total understanding\"). Define this variable as the sum of items 1-9, as we worked on in PSYC 354. For a review, see Green and Salkind Lesson 19, \"CREATING VARIABLESCreating an Overall Scale from Variables with the Same Metric and No Reverse Scaling.\" The total score variable should appear in the last column of your data file. 4. This SPSS data file is due on the date mentioned in the general lab instructions and Course Schedule/Course Content. Refer to the \"Lab Project Overview and Instructions\" in addition to this document when completing this phase. Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 4. scoring person 1 question 1 =5 2=5 3=5 4=1 5=5 6=2 7+5 8=3 9=5 10 number of visits Page 2 of 6 PSYC 355 52 scoring person 2 question 1=5 2=5 3=5 4=2 5=4 6=3 7=3 8=2 9=1 10 number of visits 52 scoring person 3 question 1=5 2=3 3=5 4=5 5=5 6=5 7=5 8=4 9=5 10 number of weeks 60 scoring person 4 question 1=5 2=5 3=5 4=4 5=5 6=1 7=5 8=2 9=5 10 number of visits 104 Page 3 of 6 PSYC 355 scoring person 5 question 1=5 2=5 3=5 4=4 5=5 6=4 7=5 8=5 9=5 10 number of visits 45 scoring person 6 question 1=5 2=5 3=5 4=3 5=5 6=4 7=5 8=5 9=5 10 number of weeks 40 scoring person 7 question 1=4 2=4 3=5 4=3 5=5 6=3 7=4 8=5 9=5 10 number of visits 25 Page 4 of 6 PSYC 355 scoring person 9 question 1=5 2=4 3=5 4=2 5=5 6=4 7=5 8=5 9=4 10 number of visits 52 scoring person 10 question 1=5 2=5 3=5 4=4 5=5 6=4 7=4 8=2 9=5 10 number of visits 120 scoring person 8 question 1=2 2=4 3=4 4=2 5=4 6=4 7=4 8=4 9=4 10 number of visits 2 Page 5 of 6 PSYC 355 Q1: Christianity teaches belief in a personal God. Q2: Christianity teaches that Jesus Christ was God in a full sense. Q3: Christianity teaches that Jesus Christ really rose from the dead. Q4: Christianity teaches that people are born good. Q5: Christianity teaches that Jesus Christ's death was a sacrifice that paid for the sins of humankind. Q6: Christianity teaches that what is good and evil depends on the circumstances of the time. Q7: Christianity teaches that the Bible is God's word and all it says is true. Q8: Christianity teaches that faith in Jesus Christ is necessary if a person wants to go to heaven. Q9: Christianity teaches that God exists in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Q10: Including Sundays and any other day of the week, how many times per year would you say that you attend church? (For your reference, there are 52 weeks in one year.) Please enter a number in the box: Page 6 of 6 PSYC 355 LAB PROJECT PHASE 3: SPSS OUTPUT INSTRUCTIONS After completing Phase 2 of the Lab Project, you now have 2 important variables in relation to your research question: a variable representing the total understanding of Christian doctrine, and a variable representing amount of church attendance. It is time for you to decide how to analyze the data! Think about what the research question is asking (i.e. how is it worded?), and think about your 2 important variables. Then think about the methods that you have learned over the past several weeks. Which statistical test is the best choice for this particular situation? There is a \"right\" answer to this question, so think carefully and review your text and notes if necessary. Once you have decided on which test is the best, you will run the analysis and create a graph just as you did in your SPSS homework assignments. You are required to paste the output file and the related SPSS generated graph into a Word document for submission. You do not need to interpret these results, as this will be done in Phase 4 (APA Results section). Refer to the \"Lab Project Overview and Instructions\" in addition to this document when completing this phase. Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 6